EP1352838A1 - Conteneur recyclable avec moyens de manutention - Google Patents

Conteneur recyclable avec moyens de manutention Download PDF

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EP1352838A1
EP1352838A1 EP20030251936 EP03251936A EP1352838A1 EP 1352838 A1 EP1352838 A1 EP 1352838A1 EP 20030251936 EP20030251936 EP 20030251936 EP 03251936 A EP03251936 A EP 03251936A EP 1352838 A1 EP1352838 A1 EP 1352838A1
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Robert K. Dragoo
David E. Shepherd
Michael A. Rowland
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  • the present invention relates generally to the field of containers, and more particularly to a recyclable container that is adapted for movement by a forklift, and that may be used to store welding wire and other materials.
  • Recyclable containers such as fiber drums are used to store a variety of products and materials.
  • fiber drums may be used to store wire for use in an arc welding system.
  • metal wire is used as an electrode to produce an arc.
  • the welding wire also acts as filler material and is consumed during the welding process.
  • the welding wire is fed from a wire feeder to a hand-held welding gun.
  • a welding wire supplier may provide the welding wire to a customer in a fiber drum.
  • a typical fiber drum used for storing welding wire is hollow and formed of a cellulosic material, such as paper or cardboard.
  • a typical fiber drum has a metal band around the top to enable the fiber drum to be lifted by a device coupled to the metal band.
  • special straps may be needed to move the fiber drum onto a pallet or to remove the fiber drum from the pallet. The weight of the fiber drums may make movement of the fiber drums difficult.
  • the fiber drum is placed on a pallet when being moved. A forklift, or other lifting device may then move the pallet.
  • Fiber drums typically are discarded after the wire, or other material housed therein, is consumed because the fiber drums cannot easily be recycled. Recycling is difficult because the cellulosic portion of the drum must be separated from the metal portion of the drum to recycle either the fibrous portion or the metal portion. That operation can be complex and time consuming. Thus, a typical fiber drum owner ultimately pays to dispose of the empty fiber drum as refuse, rather than regaining some of the cost of the fiber drum by recycling.
  • an apparatus for storing materials such as welding wire
  • the container may be adapted to be lifted by inserting a portion of a lifting device into a hole or recess in the container.
  • the container may comprise a fiber drum having one or more openings adapted to receive a fork of a lifting device.
  • the container may be cylindrical and have a false bottom to support the welding wire.
  • the container may be comprised of a cellulosic material.
  • the container may house welding wire.
  • a method of manufacturing a container adapted to be lifted by inserting a member of a lifting device into the container may comprise adapting a cylindrical fiber drum with an opening operable to receive at least one member of a lifting device.
  • the method also may comprise disposing a false bottom into the container to support the contents, such as welding wire, above the opening in the fiber drum.
  • wire-welding system 10 such as a MIG welding system
  • wire-welding system 10 comprises a wire feeder 12, a power source 14, a gas cylinder 16 and a recyclable container 18 containing welding wire 20.
  • the recyclable container 18 is comprised of a fibrous material, such as cellulosic paper, paperboard, or cardboard.
  • the power source 14 provides electricity to the wire feeder 12; the gas cylinder 16 provides inert gas to the wire feeder 12; and the container 18 provides welding wire 20 to the wire feeder 12.
  • the wire feeder 12 provides electricity, welding wire 20, and inert gas to a welding torch 22.
  • the wire, gas, and electricity are coupled to the torch 22 by a welding cable 24.
  • a work clamp 26 is coupled to the wire feeder 12 by a ground cable 28.
  • the work clamp 26 is secured to a workpiece 30 to electrically couple the workpiece 30 to the wire feeder 12.
  • the torch 22 controls the operation of the system 10. When the torch 22 is activated, welding wire 20 is fed through the torch 22 by the wire feeder 12.
  • the container 18 is a hollow, generally cylindrical fiber drum and the adapter 36 has a conforming circular bottom adapted to fit atop the fiber drum cylinder.
  • the container 18 may have a shape other than a cylindrical shape.
  • the container 18 may be square, hexagonal, octagonal, etc.
  • a spool of welding wire is disposed within the hollow interior of the fiber drum 18.
  • the welding wire 20 is unwound from the spool and fed from the fiber drum 18 through a hole (not shown) in the adapter 36. Additional means may be used to direct the welding wire 20 to the wire feeder 12.
  • the fiber drum 18 has at least one, and as illustrated, a plurality of holes, or recesses, 40 located on a bottom portion of the fiber drum 18.
  • the fiber drum 18 is adapted to enable the forks 42 of a forklift 44, or other member of a lifting device, to enter one or more of the plurality of holes, or recesses, 40 and be positioned below the welding wire 20 to lift the fiber drum 18.
  • two holes 40 are used, one for each fork 42 of the forklift 44.
  • the fiber drum 18 also may be adapted with a single hole, or recess, that enables two forks 42, or a single lifting member to enter the fiber drum 18.
  • exit holes may be provided to enable the forks 42 to extend through the fiber drum 18.
  • a lifting device other than a forklift 44 may be used to lift the fiber drum 18 via one or more of the holes 40, or other (i.e. open) recesses.
  • lifting straps could be passed through the openings to enable an overhead crane to lift the container 18.
  • Other lifting devices may also be used.
  • the fiber drum 18 has a cylindrical portion 46, a bottom 48, a lid 50, and a false bottom 52.
  • the false bottom 52 is placed within the cylindrical portion 46 and the welding wire 20 is then placed atop the false bottom 52.
  • a removable metal ring 54 is placed above the welding wire 20 to secure the welding wire 20 during shipping.
  • an elastic strap 56 and metal rod 58 are used to drive the metal ring 54 downward to secure the welding wire 20 within the cylindrical housing 46 during transport.
  • the ring 54 and rod 58 may be removed from the fiber drum 18 when the drum is placed in service.
  • the elastic strap 56 also may be removed at this time.
  • the cylindrical portion 46, bottom 48, lid 50, and false bottom 52 are composed of a fibrous material, such as cellulosic paper, paperboard, or cardboard.
  • the lid 50 may have a metal band to secure the lid 50 to the cylindrical portion 46 during transport.
  • the cylindrical housing 46, bottom 48, and false bottom 52 are adapted to be free of metal so that they may be more readily recycled once the welding wire has been consumed.
  • the metal ring 54 and metal rod 58 may be recycled as metal once they are removed from the fiber drum 18.
  • a plurality of supports 60 are secured to the false bottom 52.
  • the plurality of supports 60 and false bottom 52 are adapted to support the welding wire 20 above the bottom to provide clearance for the forks 42 of the forklift 44 to enter the fiber drum 18 below the wire 20.
  • the supports 60 also are adapted from cellulosic cylinders, such as cardboard tubing.
  • the supports 60 may be comprised of another suitable material.
  • the semicircular supports 64 may be adapted from the circular supports 62, for example, by cutting them in half lengthwise.
  • the supports 60 are secured, such as by glue, to the bottom 48 and the false bottom 52.
  • the false bottom 52 also may be secured to the cylindrical portion 46 of the fiber drum 18. Furthermore, rather than using a false bottom 52 and the plurality of holes 40, the fiber drum 18 may be adapted with the supports 60 secured to the bottom 48 of the fiber drum 1.8 from below, rather than from above, to create a space for the forks 42, or another lifting member, to be positioned below the bottom 48 of the fiber drum 18.
  • the false bottom 52 has a hole 66 to enable the elastic strap 56 to pass through the false bottom 52.
  • the cylindrical housing 46, bottom 48, false bottom 52, and supports 60 are adapted to be free of metal so that they may be more readily recycled as a fibrous material once the welding wire has been consumed.
  • the metal ring 54 and metal rod 58 may be recycled as metal once they are removed from the fiber drum 18.
  • a second plurality of holes 40 are provided opposite the first plurality of holes 40 to enable the forks to extend through the fiber drum 18 and to enable the forks to enter the fiber drum from a second orientation.
  • FIG. 7 a second alternative embodiment of a fiber drum 70 is illustrated.
  • the plurality of holes 40 enable the forks 42 to enter the fiber drum 70 from four directions.
  • an alternative embodiment of a false bottom 72 disposed within the fiber drum 70 is featured.
  • the false bottom 72 is adapted to be aligned with the plurality of holes 40 to provide clearance for the forks 42 to enter the fiber drum 70 from each of four directions around the fiber drum 70.
  • the illustrated embodiments of fiber drums described above enable the metal portions of the fiber drums to be easily separated from the non-metal portions of the fiber drums, thus enabling the fiber drums to be recycled easily.
  • the fiber drums described above are easily moved by standard lifting devices, such as forklifts, without the need of special lifting straps or pallets.

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US119463 2002-04-10

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